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Three robbed of cellphones, cash
Ludhiana, January 21
Those venturing late at night beware as a snatchers’ gang is on the prowl in the city.
Two persons were robbed mobile phones and Rs 5,000 in separate incidents on Sunday night. One of the victims was also injured in the process.
MC swings into action, razes 2-storeyed building
Ludhiana, January 21
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation today sent a clear message of zero tolerance for violators by pulling down a
two-storeyed building at the Gian Singh Rarewala market near Preet Palace Cinema.
MC workers demolish a portion of the
double-storeyed building at the Gian Singh Rarewala market in Ludhiana on Monday.
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Process on to levy property tax
Ludhiana, January 21
The Director, Local Government, Punjab, Priyank Bharti today set in motion the exercise to levy property tax on residential properties in the city as per the provisions of the ordinance issued by the Punjab Government and later approved by the Punjab Assembly.
Be punctual or face action, warns Civil Surgeon
Ludhiana, January 21
William Shakespeare rightly said: “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” But a very few employees follow it. It’s a general practice among employees, especially those working in government offices, to report late in their offices.
Fed up from this tendency, Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, adopted a new way to teach latecomers a lesson.
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firing at wedding
SAD leader’s son booked
Ludhiana, January 21
Eight persons, including a son of SAD leader Gurmail Singh Pardasi, has been booked a day after two groups fired shots into the air following an altercation at a marriage place yesterday.
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Police warns marriage palace owners
The Sadar police on Monday held a meeting with the marriage palace owners and asked them to install CCTV cameras on their premises to check violence. The police has also issued guidelines stating that a case would be registered against the marriage palace owner if a firing incident was reported during a function. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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A cruel joke on students
Ludhiana, January 21
The future of 106 students of MGM School, Sector 32, is uncertain as the
school authorities have sold the building. Parents lamented that the authorities should have informed them about the closure of the school at least three months ago so that they could get their wards admitted to some other school.
Parents gather outside MGM School, Chandigarh Road, to protest against the closure of the school. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Merger of batches: PAU students call off protest
Ludhiana, January 21
After a two-week agitation against the merger of batches, students of the College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, called off their stir today.
Student leaders of the Punjab Agricultural University Student's Association and Dean, College of Agriculture, Dr DS
Cheema, held a meeting to sort out the issue. |
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| Students sit outside the office of the Dean, College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University,
Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph |
City residents don't mind splurging
Ludhiana, January 21
Always known for their exuberant style, city residents never miss an opportunity to indulge in a splendid shopping spree.
Dubai Shopping
Festival has caught the fancy of many. Tour operators say travel packages to the festival have witnessed an increase in terms of sales.
Industrialists air grievances
Ludhiana, January 21
Members of the United Cycle and Parts Manufacturers Association today held a meeting to discuss the hike in power tariff and diesel prices.
President of the association Gurmeet Singh
Kular said power shortage had been a major obstacle in the working of the industry.
pending demands
Municipal workers' unions threaten stir
Ludhiana, January 21
Annoyed over the failure of the municipal corporation to concede their pending demands, the Municipal Workers Unions, affiliated to Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh, announced that if the indifferent attitude of the civic administration continued, the workers would hold a gate rally on January 24, submit another charter of demands and at the same time commence indefinite dharna by a batch of five workers every day.
Software industry will continue to get tax benefit: Board
Ludhiana, January 21
As per a recent circular issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, domestic and overseas software developers will continue to get tax benefit under the Income Tax Act.
It clarified that the software industry would continue to get tax benefits for the on-site development of software, deployment of manpower abroad and transfer of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) from one unit to another, among others.
Two more test positive for swine flu
Ludhiana, January 21
Two more patients have tested positive for swine flu. They are undergoing treatment at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital. District epidemiologist Dr Anil Verma said, "One of the patients is from Jaiton, while the other one is from Barnala."
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Penguin Awareness Day
Ludhiana: Penguin Castle Preschool, Udham Singh Nagar, organised Penguin Awareness Day which is celebrated throughout the world on January 20 every year. Students came dressed as penguins. They were were shown Happy Feet, a movie on penguins.
14-year-old repeatedly raped for a year
Ludhiana/Phillaur, January 21
A 14-year-old Balmiki girl, Saroj (name changed), had been subjected to rape for nearly a year. The girl who was rushed to the Phillaur Civil Hospital on January 19, was two months
pregnant.
3 held with 30 mobiles
Ludhiana, January 21
With the arrest of three persons, the police has claimed to have busted Harry gang and recovered 30 mobiles phones and three stolen motorcycles from their possession.
The accused, identified as Jasdeep Singh, alias Harry, Ravi Kumar and Varinder Kumar were nabbed during a naka at the Brindaban road.
The accused in police custody in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Theft at house in Jagraon
Jagraon, January 21
Thieves struck at a house in Agwar Pona and decamped with valuables worth Rs 1.5
lakh. As per information, the thieves targeted the house twice. Owner of the house Raj Kumar said he, along with other members of his family, had gone to attend a wedding.
Owner of the house shows the cupboard which was targeted by thieves in
Jagraon. A Tribune photograph
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hub brawl case
Hearing adjourned till Jan 24
Ludhiana, January 21
The Additional Sessions Judge, Kamaljit Singh Lamba, today adjourned the bail plea of Rishi Banda of Tagore
Nagar, Ludhiana, involved in the Hub brawl case till January 24.
The plea was adjourned as the police failed to produce the case file for hearing arguments.
Gurdaspur, STC (Badal) athletes hog limelight
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Ludhiana, January 21
Players from Gurdaspur district and those from the Sports Authority of India
(SAI) Training Centre, Badal, and Ludhiana dominated on the penultimate day of the 58th Punjab State Schools Athletics Meet being held here at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.
A hurdle race in progress during the 58th Punjab State Schools Athletics Meet in Ludhiana on Monday. |
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SAI (Sonepat), SE Railway (Kolkata), set for title clash in women’s hockey tourney
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Ludhiana, January 21
Sports Authority of India (SAI), Sonepat, dethroned the current champions, Railway Coach Factory
(RCF), Kapurthala, 2-1, while South Eastern Railway Kolkata, overpowered Central Railway,
Mumbai, 3-1 to settle for the title clash in the 16th All- India Mohinder Partap Singh Grewal Memorial Hockey Tournament being played at the Olympian Prithipal Singh AstroTurf Stadium of the Punjab Agricultural University, here today. |
Players in action during a semifinal match of the 16th All-India MPS Grewal Women's Hockey Tournament at the PAU in
Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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